Graveson Glacier

Graveson Glacier
Location of Graveson Glacier in Antarctica
Type	tributary
Location	Victoria Land
Coordinates	71°0′S 163°45′E / 71.000°S 163.750°E / -71.000; 163.750
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Lillie Glacier
Status	unknown

Graveson Glacier (

71°0′S 163°45′E / 71.000°S 163.750°E / -71.000; 163.750Coordinates: 71°0′S 163°45′E / 71.000°S 163.750°E / -71.000; 163.750) is a broad north-flowing tributary to the Lillie Glacier, draining that portion of the Bowers Mountains between the Posey Range and the southern part of Explorers Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The geographical feature is fed by several lesser tributaries and enters Lillie Glacier via Flensing Icefall. The glacier was so named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1963–64, for , a mining engineer who wintered at Scott Base in 1963 and was field assistant on this expedition.^[1] The glacier lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

See also[]

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Graveson Glacier". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)